leave out
verb
left out; leaving out; leaves out
: to not include or mention (someone or something)
The movie leaves a lot out of the story.
Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.
They always leave her out of the conversation.
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Kaitlyn Greenidge considers what Lena Dunham’s memoir leaves out.
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s often left out of the health optimization conversation, however, is a core pillar of aging well that isn’t so easily quantifiable on your health-tracking wearable.
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For coach Didier Deschamps the headache is not about who to choose, but who to leave out of his starting lineup for France's World Cup opener against Senegal on June 16.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
For Raim, the war and its influence provided a theme that could help organize decades’ worth of material and guide what to include in the film and what to leave out.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s often left out of the health optimization conversation, however, is a core pillar of aging well that isn’t so easily quantifiable on your health-tracking wearable.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 20 Apr. 2026
For coach Didier Deschamps the headache is not about who to choose, but who to leave out of his starting lineup for France's World Cup opener against Senegal on June 16.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
For Raim, the war and its influence provided a theme that could help organize decades’ worth of material and guide what to include in the film and what to leave out.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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